AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7 12700F
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 with 4 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i7 12700F with 12 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i7 12700F 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 16MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
1119
Intel Core i7 12700F
+68%
1885
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
5627
Intel Core i7 12700F
+251%
19795
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
1434
Intel Core i7 12700F
+70%
2446
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
5105
Intel Core i7 12700F
+149%
12755
Blender
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
77
Intel Core i7 12700F
+325%
328
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
1269
Intel Core i7 12700F
+34%
1703
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
5059
Intel Core i7 12700F
+145%
12395
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
2413
Intel Core i7 12700F
+60%
3882
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
11547
Intel Core i7 12700F
+165%
30652
General Parameters
Apr 2020
Release Date
Jan 2022
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 2
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i7-12700F
AM4
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
No
Package
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
180 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
4
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
21x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
51.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
